Adriana

ah-dree-AH-nah

A feminine name meaning “from Adria,” tied to the ancient city that gave rise to the Adriatic Sea.

Meaning

Adriana is the feminine form of a name built from Adria, the Latin city. The excerpts explicitly gloss it as meaning a girl from Adria; in use, it is associated with the later Latin and Italian forms Adriana and the French Adrienne. Ultimately, it points to geographic origin rather than a separate descriptive meaning.

Origin

Fun fact

The same name also appears in French as Adrienne, and the related masculine forms include Adrian and Adriano.

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Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Girls' Names and Name-Day and Birthday Book.

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